grill

1 of 2

verb

grilled; grilling; grills

transitive verb

1
: to broil on a grill
also : to fry or toast on a griddle
2
a
: to torment as if by broiling
b
: to question intensely
the police grilled the suspect
griller noun

grill

2 of 2

noun

1
: a cooking utensil of parallel bars on which food is exposed to heat (as from charcoal or electricity)
2
: food that is broiled usually on a grill compare mixed grill
3
: a usually informal restaurant or dining room

Examples of grill in a Sentence

Verb We're planning to grill some chicken and burgers at the cookout. Her parents grilled her when she came home late. Noun She put the hamburgers on the grill. headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The $110, five-course tasting menu changes seasonally, with favorites including spring peas grilled tableside, autumnal Kentucky fried butternut squash ribs, wintery flourless chocolate cake with turnip and many more sweet and savory dishes infusing veggies into every bite. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Harris grilled for backpedaling on calling the border wall ‘stupid.' 2. Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
In 2021, Phoenix City Council voted to keep parks open but shut down parking lots and grills at city parks on Easter weekend as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024 The Deluxe variant includes the flat plate griddle and ridged plate grill, both finished in a GreenGrill non-stick ceramic coating. New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grill 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French gril, from Old French greil, from Latin craticulum — more at griddle entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grill was in 1668

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Cite this Entry

“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grill. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

grill

1 of 2 verb
1
: to broil on a grill
2
a
: to torment as if by broiling
b
: to question with repeated questions

grill

2 of 2 noun
1
: a grate on which food is broiled
2
: broiled food
3
: a restaurant that serves broiled foods

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